Kyle Kuzma vs. Jerry West: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kyle Kuzma and Jerry West all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Kyle Kuzma, with a career spanning 8 seasons from 2018 to 2025, and Jerry West, with 14 seasons played from 1961 to 1974, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Kyle Kuzma vs. Jerry West
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Kyle Kuzma Jerry West
Points
+300th
27th
+300th
9th
Rebounds
+300th
244th
+300th
72nd
Assists
+300th
37th
+300th
17th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Years814313

Kyle Kuzma vs. Jerry West
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Kyle Kuzma Jerry West
Points
181st
7th
+300th
5th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
44th
+300th
44th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
n/a = The player doesn't have data for the stat.
* Some years in Jerry West's career don't have data for these stats.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
27th
+273 9,210 vs. 25,19215,982
Rebounds
+300th
244th
+56 3,413 vs. 5,3661,953
Assists
+300th
37th
+263 1,446 vs. 6,2384,792
Steals
+300th
+300th
304 vs. 81223
Blocks
+300th
+300th
281 vs. 23258
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
549 vs. 30519
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,864 vs. 862,778
Field Goals Made
+300th
25th
+275 3,503 vs. 9,0165,513
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
27th
+273 7,790 vs. 19,03211,242
3-Pointers Made
151st
n/a
1,045 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
121st
n/a
3,127 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
+300th
10th
+290 1,159 vs. 7,1606,001
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
11th
+289 1,608 vs. 8,8017,193

Games and Years:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
225th
+75 541 vs. 932391
Seasons
+300th
190th
+110 8 vs. 146

Triple-Doubles:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
202nd
41st
161 2 vs. 1614

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
14th
262 2 vs. 6664
50+ point games
-
23rd
0 vs. 55
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
9th
+291 276 vs. 4,4574,181
Rebounds
+300th
72nd
+228 99 vs. 855756
Assists
+300th
17th
+283 28 vs. 970942
Steals
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 08
Blocks
+300th
+300th
9 vs. 09
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
25 vs. 025
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
74 vs. 272
Field Goals Made
+300th
9th
+291 103 vs. 1,6221,519
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
10th
+290 262 vs. 3,4603,198
3-Pointers Made
+300th
n/a
32 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
n/a
116 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
+300th
7th
+293 38 vs. 1,2131,175
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
8th
+292 52 vs. 1,5061,454

Games and Years:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
44th
+256 32 vs. 153121
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 3 vs. 1310

Triple-Doubles:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
38th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
3rd
0 vs. 2020
50+ point games
-
5th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
181st
7th
174 17.02 vs. 27.0310.01
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
6.31 vs. 5.760.55
Assists per game
+300th
44th
+256 2.67 vs. 6.694.02
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.56 vs. 2.612.05
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.52 vs. 0.740.22
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.01 vs. 0.970.05
Defensive Rebounds per game
125th
+300th
+175 5.29 vs. 2.772.52
Field Goals Made per game
179th
8th
171 6.48 vs. 9.673.20
Field Goals Attempted per game
161st
8th
153 14.40 vs. 20.426.02
3-Pointers Made per game
71st
n/a
1.93 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
28th
n/a
5.78 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
3rd
+297 2.14 vs. 7.685.54
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
4th
+296 2.97 vs. 9.446.47

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyle Kuzma Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
5th
+295 8.63 vs. 29.1320.51
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.09 vs. 5.592.49
Assists per game
+300th
44th
+256 0.88 vs. 6.345.46
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.25 vs. 0.000.25
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.28 vs. 0.000.28
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.78 vs. 0.000.78
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.31 vs. 2.000.31
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
5th
+295 3.22 vs. 10.607.38
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
9th
+291 8.19 vs. 22.6114.43
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
n/a
1.00 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
196th
n/a
3.63 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
6th
+294 1.19 vs. 7.936.74
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
9th
+291 1.63 vs. 9.848.22

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.